Polydome is a revolutionary approach to greenhouse agriculture that offers the possibility of commercial scale, net-zero-impact food production. The Polydome system strategically interweaves a wide variety of crops and animals, taking advantage of every inch of the greenhouse while eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
\r\nPolydome is an answer to a part of the world food crisis. With its high yields (60 \u2013 90 kg per square meter), and diverse outputs (over 50 crops, two mushroom varieties, chickens, eggs, fish, and honey), even a small Polydome system can sustainably provide a varied food supply for a large population. Scalable. Profitable.
\r\nPolydome has been extensively researched by Except and over 12 partners in the industry. Concept overview and technical details are published in a free open source book, downloadable below.
", "p_title": "Polydome", "released_at": "2011-01-01T13:01:53" }, { "p_subtitle": "Visualizing the future", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/World_Vision_2050_splash_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/644-world-vision-2050", "pk": 644, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We're facing a great many challenges this century.\u00a0 To face them effectively, we benefit from concrete, visual perspectives of what our world can look like going forward towards a sustainable future.\u00a0
\r\nThis projects joins over 150 experts in sustainability, design, engineering, and policy to create a realistic perspective on a positive future.\u00a0 The perspectives are made tangible by specialist teams of visualizers, story tellers, and film makers. The results are globally applicable, concrete images of the future, that we can believe in. Images of how we will live, work, produce, move, love, relax, and progress. We aim for a globally influential project that shows that a better life is not just possible,\u00a0 but a desireable, attainable future.\u00a0
", "p_title": "World Vision 2050", "released_at": "2018-10-26T05:18:12" }, { "p_subtitle": "Mapping the carpet sector towards 2030", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Tapijt_Systeemkaart2010_white_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/325-routekaart-tapijt", "pk": 325, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Together with MODINT and DNV we mapped the Dutch carpet sector and developed a road map to a circular carpet industry in 2030. We used system mapping and visualization techniques to bring at-a-glance insight to the stakeholder meetings. With this insight we plotted interventions to transition the industry towards a circular and bio-based industry within two decades.
", "p_title": "Carpet sector roadmap", "released_at": "2014-04-14T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Except's sustainable work space", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/002_roco_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/9-sustainable-office-interior", "pk": 9, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "To demonstrate that a sustainable office interior can be exciting, affordable, and very practical we decided to make our own work space an example of just that.
\r\nThe Except office in Rotterdam is located in a restored office building, which had previously stood empty for over a decade. Our renovation process brought together new ideas about collaboration, innovative material use, and exciting design.
", "p_title": "Sustainable Office Interior", "released_at": "2010-06-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Opportunities for sustainable redevelopment", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/axa_transformation_sm_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/10-rgd-building-portfolio-scan", "pk": 10, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The RGD manages and maintains all the real estate for the Dutch government. In such a large portfolio, a large number of buildings are suboptimally used. We developed a scan to analyze a specific object, identify potential beneficial uses and plot out a redevelopment plan.
", "p_title": "RGD Building Portfolio Scan", "released_at": "2010-01-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainability through flexibility ", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Wesleyan_Teaching_Museum_-_Middletown_-_Entry_Hall_-_2007__1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/11-wesleyan-university-teaching-museum", "pk": 11, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Except designed a new type of museum used for teaching with four distinct collections of artefacts, musical instuments, and prints, located in the center of the Wesleyan University Campus.
\r\nThe museum has been designed for longevity, with a possible life span of over hundreds of years. Its main quality is its ability to change function over time while remaining a high quality environment for a variety of purposes. It\u2019s flexible, exciting and features solid passive energy systems that continue to work through the ages.
", "p_title": "Wesleyan University Teaching Museum", "released_at": "2006-04-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Next Generation Open Source City Planning - June 2009 ", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/diagram_totaal_kl_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/12-growth-planning-area-planning-developm", "pk": 12, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Growth Planning introduces an entirely new approach to area planning and urban design. Rather than defining specific programmatic requirements, Growth Planning instead applies socio-economic impulses to the area within certain performance edge conditions. It revolutionzes the task of city design by requiring the urban fabric to organically respond to social and economic stimuli, and allows for increased value, quality, and development over time.
\r\nBorn out of the necessity to start thinking differently about our built environment due to economic, social and environmental constraints, Except has worked on refining this new form of planning since 2005.
", "p_title": "Growth-Planning Area Planning & Development", "released_at": "2010-05-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "New Architecture in the heart of old Rome", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/07-2009-01_rgb_001_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/13-rome-apartment-building", "pk": 13, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Daadkracht project is the design of a four story mixed-use building in the heart of the old city of Rome, offering three spectacular apartments, shops, and a restaurant. Part of the design is a city park bordering the Tevere river, a church and various other historical buildings.
\r\nThe project presented a unique opportunity to design the first new non-cultural edifice in Rome after Mussolini. To honour this event, an extensive study into the history of Rome, both its ancient past, turn of the century socio-cultural and political developments and modern developments were used as a driving force behind the design of this building.
", "p_title": "Rome Apartment Building", "released_at": "2004-06-11T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Urban Masterplan embedding Vertical Agriculture ", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Shanghai_Sustainable_Masterplan_-_Central_Courtyard_-_2008_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/14-shanghai-urban-masterplan", "pk": 14, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This masterplan transforms downtown Shanghai into a fully sustainable community, in energy, food, water, and jobs, designed for Expo 2013. The plan strategically interweaves sustainable innovation with exciting urban design, and making it run with urban agriculture, sustainable technologies and vertical farms. The result is a valuable and beautiful urban community, an emergent circular economy, and a future-proof investment.
\r\nThe Shanghai urban master plan demonstrates the Urban Renaissance approach on a specific site adjacent to Nanjing road, incorportating a historic Lilong housing district.
", "p_title": "Shanghai Urban Masterplan", "released_at": "2007-07-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Mapping the opportunities of a river city", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Booklet_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/16-maasterras-sustainability-scan", "pk": 16, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project explores opportunities for sustainable development in the planning, policy and urban design of a large urban district in Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
", "p_title": "Maasterras Sustainability Scan", "released_at": "2009-05-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": null, "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/perspectives_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/17-desert-house-in-kalgoorlie-australia", "pk": 17, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Designed in 2001, this house was beyond its time in providing an affordable, sustainable habitat that could be aggregated in various patterns in a new suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
\r\nDrawing on traditional moorish and middle-eastern architectural types, the house features a wind tower that helps to extract hot air from the house in a natural way. The orientation towards the sun, passive solar principles, use of geothermal and solar energy provide all the cooling, heating and electricity for the house, make it a very sustainable design before its time, while remaining affordable, and with unique architectural qualities. The house does not have a specific site, and is largely pre-fabricated construction.
", "p_title": "Desert House in Kalgoorlie, Australia", "released_at": "2001-02-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable urban redevelopment", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Boston_Sustainable_Urban_Development_Plan_-_Diagrams_-2007_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/18-boston-fort-point-masterplan", "pk": 18, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This urban redevelopment project of the Fort Point district in Boston, MA proposes a unique strategy to reduce city-wide traffic congestion, increase livability and property values and contributes significantly to the resilience of the city as a whole.
", "p_title": "Boston Fort Point Masterplan", "released_at": "2007-01-20T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Redevelopment of post-war social housing", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Schiebroek-Viz-Waterpark_Full_1_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/56-sustainable-schiebroek-zuid", "pk": 56, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We developed a sustainabile conversion and development plan for the post-war social housing area Schiebroek-Zuid in Rotterdam. \u00a0The project provides a flexible and exemplary roadmap for converting the neighborhood into a self-sufficient and sustainable area. It applies innovative energy solutions, urban farming, social and economic programs, secondary currencies, and adaptive redevelopment strategies.
\r\nThis project was commissioned by housing corporation Vestia and agricultural research network InnovatieNetwerk.
", "p_title": "Sustainable Schiebroek-Zuid", "released_at": "2010-09-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Web 3.0 Visual Information Management & Collaboration", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/scr-01_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/63-the-dandelion-project", "pk": 63, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Dandelion is a next generation (web 3.0) software application that binds scientific, social and economic data from all over the world in an immersive visual environment. It's like google on steroids, allowing you to visually fly through three dimensional realms of information, putting it at your fingertips and making it useful.
\r\nIt enables a boost in productivity for knowledge management, research and social connectivity for anyone involved with research and development.
\r\nDandelion is developed in partnership with the Dutch government and Storrm CS consultants.
", "p_title": "The Dandelion Project", "released_at": "2010-11-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable Renovation of TUDelft's Architecture Faculty ", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/BKCity_GreenLung_Atrium_Westfacing_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/65-bkcity-slim-refurbishment", "pk": 65, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "BKCity is a magnificent listed monument of more than 30.000m2 functioning as the faculty of Architecture of the TU Delft. Except created a phased plan to make this historic educational building energy and carbon neutral within ten years.
\r\nThe plan converts the building into a didactic tool that puts sustainability at the heart of education for generations of architects, introducing a unique in-building ecosystem that provides an inspiring environment, functional qualities and cost savings.
", "p_title": "BKCity Slim Refurbishment", "released_at": "2011-03-15T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Entrepreneurial spirit with social engagement", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/017_roco_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/67-the-rotterdam-collective-roco", "pk": 67, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Rotterdam Collective (Ro-Co) is a real world laboratory of a radically new business model for sustainable development. It\u2019s been operational and successful in working towards its goals since December 2009, in the center of Rotterdam.
\r\nRo-Co currently hosts more than 25 entrepreneurs in a collective building, who are focused on environmentally and socially innovative projects. Except initiated and developed the collective from scratch with game studio Sparpweed, and continues to be involved in the operation and management of Ro-Co
\r\nWe are currently investigating possibilities for similar projects in other cities in the US and the Netherlands.
", "p_title": "the Rotterdam Collective (RoCo)", "released_at": "2009-12-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "The country CO2 free in 2040?", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Nederland_Randstad_Co2_2040_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/69-netherlands-co2040", "pk": 69, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "What key projects are necessary to make the Netherlands CO2 neutral in 2040? That was the central and massive question put before Except and Posad by the Dutch ministry.
\r\nBy applying network and system-analysis a surprising single answer was found: a more transparent, decentralized and accessible data-system is needed to make this happen.
", "p_title": "Netherlands CO2040", "released_at": "2010-08-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "World's largest ecological rooftop park", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/San_Francisco_Bay_Terminal_-_Diagram_-_2007_plain_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/73-san-francisco-transbay-salesforce-park", "pk": 73, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The San Francisco Transbay Center redevelopment project realizes the world\u2019s largest rooftop park in the center of one of the world\u2019s most exciting cities: Salesforce Park. The concept, developed by Except together with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, restructures an existing transport hub into a beacon of beauty, biodiversity, and health.\u00a0 The project started in 2007 and the park opened in 2019.
", "p_title": "San Francisco Transbay / Salesforce Park", "released_at": "2006-06-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sacred Chapel in Toronto, Canada", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Centrum_Chapel_-_Toronto_-_Exterior_Below_Autumn_-_2008_2_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/75-centrum-spiritual-center", "pk": 75, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "On the steep slope of one of the edges of Toronto\u2019s ravine system we created a place for contemplation, introspection and shared spiritual expression.\u00a0A place with no prescribed belief, where people of all walks of life can experience what is sacred to them in their own way.
\r\nThe project introduces a unique ecological approach to its site, significantly contributing to the ecosystem of Toronto\u2019s ravine system.
", "p_title": "Centrum: Spiritual Center", "released_at": "2008-07-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Rural Regeneration Algae plant ", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Landscape_perspect_medium_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/77-merredin-health-industries-spirulina-pla", "pk": 77, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Merredin Spirulina plant, developed in the year 2000, is one of the first projects in which we applied systems thinking and our holistic, systemic approach to innovation, using ecology as a main component.
\r\nThe result is a highly unusual but stunningly effective business case for a sustainable, ecological industry to revive a desert town in Australia.\u00a0
\r\nThis project is a testament to the strength of holistic, systemic approaches. For this reason, we documented the project extensively on this page, indluing the\u00a0conception process, business case and design of the plant. For more detail, feel free to contact us.
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", "p_title": "Merredin Health Industries Spirulina Plant", "released_at": "2001-06-10T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable Greenhouse Industry Area Development (2010)", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Kas_Paviljoen_Modern_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/78-portal-to-venlo", "pk": 78, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Portal to Venlo offers the greenhouse industry in the east of the Netherlands a model to develop a sustainable industry. The project re-imagines an existing greenhouse industry area, currently fragmented, inefficient, dangerous for bicycle tourists that cross the area and in general rather unappealing.
", "p_title": "Portal to Venlo", "released_at": "2009-08-23T13:04:16" }, { "p_subtitle": "Learning from New Building Standards", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/except_lerenvannieuwbouw2012_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/172-excellente-gebieden", "pk": 172, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Under the name of Excellent Areas (\"Excellente Gebieden\"), a number of Dutch home construction companies and municipalities are engaged in an experiment to use the building standards of 2015 and 2020, today. By the nature of these future building standards, there is much to learn for these actors before they can profitably apply them.
\r\nAgentschapNL is the facilitator of the\u00a0Exemplary Neighborhoods project, and they\u00a0asked us to evaluate the instruments they have set up for the learning trajectory.
", "p_title": "Exemplary Neighborhoods", "released_at": "2011-11-27T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Quickscan of potential development options for urban redevelopment", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Booklet_Photo_edit_sm_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/139-inspiratieboek-duurzaam-overschie", "pk": 139, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Overschie is a neighborhood in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with unique properties:
\r\nSocial housing organization Woonstad and the city council of Overschie want to make this neighborhood more sustainable, but where do they start? To answer this question we did a quickscan of the neighborhood to find its opportunities and made a custom inspiration book filled with possibilities to work towards a sustainable city district. Read below for more info, and of course, download the book!
", "p_title": "Inspiration Book Sustainable Overschie", "released_at": "2012-05-08T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Example book of sustainability in the built environment", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Bookrender_02_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/95-greenprint-book", "pk": 95, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Greenprint features over 150 pages of innovations in our homes, cities and daily life. From eco-houses and neighborhoods to streetlamps activated by moonlight, social innovations, urban agriculture and much more. Greenprint shows how sustainability can change your world from the smallest to the biggest scale.
", "p_title": "Greenprint Book", "released_at": "2011-06-16T14:05:31" }, { "p_subtitle": "Vision and strategy for sustainable transformation of a business park at Schiphol Airport", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/LDPJD0Q3R8_web_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/586-schiphol-oost-pioneer-park", "pk": 586, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Amsterdam Schiphol Airport was born at Schiphol-Oost, over 100 years ago. Today it is a business park that could use more atmosphere and vision. With limited identity, it does not distinguish itself from other business parks in the surrounding area. In collaboration with Schiphol Real Estate (SRE), Except developed a vision and strategy for Schiphol-Oost for the coming 5 to 10 years. The vision transforms Schiphol-Oost to an innovation-garden for the entirety of Schiphol, named Pioneer Park.
", "p_title": "Schiphol-Oost Pioneer Park", "released_at": "2016-11-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Inspiration Book Energy Neutral Living", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IMG_4226_edit_small_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/154-huis-vol-energie", "pk": 154, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "What is an energy neutral home? What are the benefits? The costs? What are the choices? What does it look like? And is the quality of living really better? House of Energy is an extensive book that answers all of these questions for home owners and contractors. It specifically focuses on house renovations, but can be used for new construction as well.
\r\nExcept and TNO have made an inspiration book to introduce interested house owners and construction professionals to energy neutral building and renovation. A book filled with examples, inspiration, interviews, tips and technical details: a book filled with energy!
\r\nDownload the book for free on this page, or order it from Bol.com. The book was commissioned by the\u00a0 \u00a0SEV Energiesprong\u00a0(\u2018Energy Leap\u2019) program.
", "p_title": "House of Energy", "released_at": "2011-09-20T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Vision for Dutch Waste Water 2030", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/BebouwdeOmgeving_All_v3_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/175-dnv-waste-water-chains", "pk": 175, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project is a visual exploration of the Dutch waste water sector in 2030. It takes a closer look at the role of waste water processing facilities for the provision of clean water, renewable energy, and valuable material inputs for society of the future.
\r\nThe vision for 2030 concerns the role of waste water management in four major parts of society: the built environment, agriculture, industry, and natural lands.
", "p_title": "DNV Waste Water Chains ", "released_at": "2012-07-02T14:21:41" }, { "p_subtitle": "Cutting edge sustainable development", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/investments_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/176-investment-projects", "pk": 176, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Our investment projects represent the cutting edge of sustainable development today. They are built on the most promising ideas brought together by our teams, and developed with experienced professionals to ensure success.
\r\nWith our visionary investors we hope to realize significant change through these projects, set an example of sustainable development, and deliver healthy profits to continue innovating.
", "p_title": "Investment Projects", "released_at": "1999-12-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "How autonomous driving benefits sustainable urban society", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/cover_timeline_image.jpe", "url": "/en/projects/590-the-self-driving-city", "pk": 590, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Self-driving vehicles will change the urban environment drastically. The Self-driving City Research uncovers insights into the major changes, and how to adopt to them. Who will use self driving vehicles, what are their effects on the urban fabric, business, and on us all, the people? We show patterns and lessons learnt as well as five local in-depth case studies. All freely available below. The project is funded by The Dutch Creative Industry Fund, supported with knowledge from local governments, universities and industries.\u00a0
", "p_title": "The Self-driving City", "released_at": "2017-03-08T16:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Communicating the network", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/1_front_page_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/179-the-except-website", "pk": 179, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "You are currently looking at it: a beautiful and functional website for our happy organization.
\r\nDeveloped by our software architects, web designers and communication specialists, it became exactly what we wanted: snappy, cool, informative and with a back-end that helps us streamline internal communication.
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", "p_title": "The Except Website", "released_at": "2012-07-10T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Vertical farm & office tower", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/naaldwijkview_main_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/241-hortus-celestia", "pk": 241, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Hortus Celestia is a vertical farm tower, designed for Naaldwijk, the Netherlands. The tower rises 28 stories high above the greenhouse-filled landscape, offering 14 farming floors with embedded expo centers.
\r\nThe tower functions as a demonstration center for innovative Dutch greenhouse industry partners, and attracts international visitors from around the globe.
", "p_title": "Hortus Celestia", "released_at": "2013-04-08T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Determine your footprint from travel and events", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/yale_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/196-yale-carbon-calculator", "pk": 196, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Except worked with Yale University to develop a customized online carbon calculator for the Yale Community Carbon Fund. The calculator allows anyone to calculate their footprint and directly support projects that offset this carbon.
\r\nThe calculator is an intuitive and easy to use website for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from Yale events and operations:
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", "p_title": "Yale Carbon Calculator", "released_at": "2012-02-15T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "A new vision for Flanders' housing", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/flanders_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/199-flemish-metropolitan-dreams", "pk": 199, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "How to break with the current housing spread in Flanders? Except worked together with Posad to answer this question for the Team Vlaams Bouwmeester as their contribution for the International Architecture Bienniale Rotterdam.
\r\nCheck out the animation or visit the Bienniale in Rotterdam.
", "p_title": "Flemish Metropolitan Dreams", "released_at": "2012-07-19T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "A social cardgame to connect stakeholders in a fun setting", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/SWIG_cards.png_timeline_image.jpe", "url": "/en/projects/201-sustainable-water-innovation-game", "pk": 201, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "SWIG is a social cardgame with a sustainable wastewater processing theme. Players get to know each other, learn from each other, and discover as a group to invest in the opportunities that make wastewater processing more sustainable.
\r\nWe developed the game mechanics in close collaboration with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as part of their Wastewater Chain Roadmap (Routekaart Afvalwaterketen). The game is played with much enthousiasm in DNV's workshops today.
", "p_title": "Sustainable Water Innovation Game", "released_at": "2012-08-28T18:24:30" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable fish at a glance", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Wild_page_1_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/219-miyas-sushi-fish-menu", "pk": 219, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Miya's Sushi in New Haven, CT, has been our favorite restaurant for years, and for good reason. Miya's is a home away from home that produces award winning fusion sushi that places heaven on your tongue, while being the forefront of social and environmental sustainability.
\r\nTo aid in this, we produced a menu with graphic maps of the unique fish selection of Miya's for internal and external use.
", "p_title": "Miya's Sushi Fish Menu", "released_at": "2012-12-07T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Zero-Energy Warehouse Retrofit", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Crystal_forest_v3_005_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/253-crystal-forest-office", "pk": 253, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This exciting office-jungle in a glass cocoon is an energy-neutral plug-in retrofit for empty industrial real-estate. It integrates all facilities and luxuries an exciting co-operative office environment can wish for today.
\r\nThe Crystal Forest is a modular system that can be built and removed quickly on virtually any location, is entirely self-contained, and offers a feasible business case for a wide variety of real estate challenges, including adaptive re-use of industrial hertiage.
", "p_title": "Crystal Forest Office", "released_at": "2013-05-20T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable, fair, and affordable", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Voorkant_visiebrochure_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/255-district-heating-vision-tilburg", "pk": 255, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project researches a sustainable district heating system in the Dutch city of Tilburg, developed with our consortium partners.
\r\nThe vision includes both ecological and social sustainability, and functions as the starting point for all parties involved to cooperate toward a sustainable and carbon neutral heat provision.
", "p_title": "District heating vision Tilburg", "released_at": "2013-05-31T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Creating support for wind energy", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/eneco.001.aanwijzen_1_timeline_image.JPG", "url": "/en/projects/300-praatplaat-wind-en-lokale-economie", "pk": 300, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "For Eneco Wind we visualized the local impacts of wind turbine development in a visual infographic. The graphic is used by Eneco Wind in conversations with local stakeholders, and helps to guide the conversation to address all topics and impacts. Using the graphic to guide the conversation, all parties become well informed before deciding on wind turbine development.
\r\nBy providing honest and complete information Eneco Wind aims to increase\u00a0support for wind energy from local stakeholders.\u00a0
", "p_title": "Infographic: Wind and Local Economy", "released_at": "2013-12-10T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "12 sustainable waste water opportunities.", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/DSCF0014_result_timeline_image.JPG", "url": "/en/projects/303-opportunity-map-waste-water", "pk": 303, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Opportunity Map Wastewater Processing is a visualisation of the twelve most important sustainable opportunities within wastewater processing.\u00a0Users will see and discover sustainable opportunities in their municipality or region and find examples to help them. \u00a0
\r\nThe result is an opportunity map that was presented at the Hier Opgewekt congres to the state minister Wilma Mansveld. It was made for the Roadmap Wastewater management towards 2030 with: The Association of Regional Water Authorities, Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten and Det Norske Veritas (DNV).\u00a0
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", "p_title": "Opportunity Map Waste Water", "released_at": "2013-12-10T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Role of urbanites in the food system", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/voedsel_1_timeline_image.jpe", "url": "/en/projects/322-voedsel-voor-de-stad", "pk": 322, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This research project investigates how the city dweller influences the food system. It investigates new disruptive developments, and proposes actionable steps forward to improve consumer connectivity to the food system. This improves the relation between actual demand for healthy and honest food, and the food system at large.
\r\nThe research booklet is downloadable for free (in Dutch).
", "p_title": "Food for the Urbanite", "released_at": "2014-03-28T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Towards an integrated circular sector", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Koeien_in_wie_cc_HarcoRutgers_edit_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/329-routekaart-vleesverwerkende-sector", "pk": 329, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We developed a roadmap of the Dutch meat process sector, production and processing companies and their suppliers, together with DNV. The road map shows opportunities for optimal use of all energy and material flows in the product chain of\u00a0chicken, pork and beef, and\u00a0maps their sources. The maps bring insight to all stakeholders involved, and enables decisions on improving entire sections of the production chain at once.
", "p_title": "Meat Sector Roadmap", "released_at": "2014-10-11T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "System modeling and simulation software", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/xm-301211-27-wallpaper_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/333-symoto", "pk": 333, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Symoto is an online software application that enables the development, simulation and monitoring of large scale material and energy cycles, such as urban metabolism, industrial symbiosis and the circular economy.
\r\nSymoto enables organizations to save vast amounts of time modeling and simulating systems, perform in-depth dynamic analysis and boost stakeholder communication.
", "p_title": "Symoto", "released_at": "2013-01-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Visualization of waste water systems around the house", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Water_waste_drawings_v.03-DRUKRIOLERING_KLEIN-06_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/368-mwh-global-waste-water", "pk": 368, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project illustrates examples of domestic waste water use. By showing simple sketches of complex systems, the illustrations create understanding of pressure sewage, natural filtering, and mini filtering.
", "p_title": "MWH Global waste water", "released_at": "2014-05-01T13:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "An action plan for the city region of Rotterdam", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/ov_visie_01_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/415-vision-on-sustainable-public-transportat", "pk": 415, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "How can public transportation contribute to resilient and sustainable cities and communities?
\r\nWith a team of Public Transportation stakeholders and experts in the city region of Rotterdam we developed a vision on how this can be done. The vision came into being through several intense collaborative sessions, and is used to engage new stakeholders and move the agenda forward towards the most sustainable public transport system in the world.
\r\nDownload the vision booklet below (sorry, only in Dutch).
", "p_title": "Vision on Sustainable Public Transportation", "released_at": "2015-01-20T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "New strategies from 11 exemplary settlements", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/WWF_Warm_v003_edit_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/421-duurzame-stedelijke-gebieden-2015-were", "pk": 421, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project arose from the joint desire of WWF and Lafarge to contribute original research to move the construction sector towards a sustainable future. We examined 11 exemplary urban districts and neighborhoods around the world from inception to inhabited, using a systemic and holistic perspective. We extracted the success and failure factors, and uncovered new strategies that accelerate sustainable development both on a project and building sector level.
\r\nThe result is available in a comprehensively illustrated book, downloadable from this page, or read it online at ISSUU.
", "p_title": "Sustainable Urban Districts - 2015 Global Review - WWF", "released_at": "2015-01-30T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Fast, comfortable and dry on your bike to North", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Uitgangspuntbeeld_03_schets_mirror_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/424-amsterdam-bike-tunnel-ijfietstunnel", "pk": 424, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project presents an alternative bicycle route between the center of Amsterdam and the north, currently only connected by overcrowded ferries that cross the IJ channel. This info is only available in Dutch for now, sorry.
\r\nDe pont naar Noord zit al jaren bomvol. Dure plannen voor fietsbruggen, nieuwe tunnels en zelfs kabelbanen worden gemaakt. Maar, er ligt al een tunnel onder het IJ. De IJtunnel is uitstekend om te vormen tot een fiets-voertuig tunnel. Een simpele, betaalbare oplossing die veel voordelen voor de stad oplevert. De IJfietstunnel.
", "p_title": "Amsterdam Bike Tunnel (IJfietstunnel)", "released_at": "2015-01-29T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": " The transformation of Zevenkamp into the happiest neighborhood in Rotterdam", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Article_-_book_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/450-zevenkamp-through-our-eyes", "pk": 450, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "\u201cZevenkamp through our eyes: a story of three students and one neighborhood\u201d is an urban transformation project by Except Academy, a learning platform for interns at Except. We developed an inspiration book which tells the story of our journey and experiences while investigating Zevenkamp, the second largest post-war neighborhood in the Netherlands.
\r\nThe purpose of the book is to inspire and share our vision of Zevenkamp\u2019s future. It has practical examples of opportunities for the neighborhood to become flourishing and resilient with the help of its residents and stakeholders.
", "p_title": "Zevenkamp through our eyes", "released_at": "2015-06-23T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Launch of Detroit Urban Regen", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/_MG_7673_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/457-trade-mission-detroit", "pk": 457, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "In cooperation with the Dutch Foreign Office we \u00a0organized the trade mission to Detroit of May 2015 for over 25 organizations. The program established new permanent business partnerships of Dutch agri- and horticulture, and innovation companies with their American business, governmental and community development counterparts. Detroit, a \u00a0former powerhouse of the automotive industry, has suffered \u00a0from deindustrialization, a decline in population, an increase in crime, and general \u00a0decay. Yet, Detroit is a city full of resources and opportunities.
\r\nThe event launched Detroit Urban Regen which aims to \u00a0revitalize \u00a0the city using smart agricultural solutions and creating a new biobased industry. \u00a022 written pledges of commitment where secured, adding to the existing 15 international partners for Detroit Urban Regen.
", "p_title": "Trade mission Detroit", "released_at": "2015-12-15T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "From awareness to action with the network of IUCN", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/16631315234_8872b61a15_o_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/459-leaders-for-nature-shared-resources-jo", "pk": 459, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "On 17th April 2015, IUCN organized the Leaders for Nature forum in Eindhoven. Except supported IUCN in a year long trajectory to prepare and guide the Forum in a new format. This included concept development, stakeholder involvement and preparation of the challenges.
\r\nThe preparations resulted in 10 challenges brought in by the network of Leaders for Nature. Over 150 participants from business, NGOs and government joined the forum. Guided by Except, teams worked on the most pressing natural capital challenges.
", "p_title": "Leaders for Nature: Shared Resources, joint solutions", "released_at": "2015-08-30T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Improving online resources for natural capital", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Except_ANK-1_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/466-atlas-natuurlijk-kapitaal", "pk": 466, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Dutch online Natural Capital Atlas offers hundreds of maps that portray ecosystem services in the Netherlands. The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, initiator of the Atlas, wants to further develop the website with users. We guided a consultation process with municipalities and companies to identify their needs, and wishes. Results are a crystal clear list of directly implementable recommendations for accessibility, categorization, expanded data needs, \u00a0interactivity and functionality.
\r\nDownload the report (in Dutch) with our findings at the bottom of the page.
", "p_title": "Atlas Natural Capital ", "released_at": "2015-09-19T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Feasibility Study and Business Plan", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/HPPS_Outdoor_Stylish_Greenhouse_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/482-polydome-arkna", "pk": 482, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Will Estonia be the first proud owner of a Polydome sustainable agriculture system in the world? \u00a0During the second half of 2015 we researched the feasibility of a Polydome in the Arkna Eco Park. Our study and supporting business plan were funded by Horizon 2020.\u00a0
", "p_title": "Polydome Arkna", "released_at": "2015-11-10T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Working conference", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/baarn1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/483-klimaatdapatie-governance-en-financieri", "pk": 483, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We brought together 60 participants of Dutch municipalities, Waterboards and business to discuss climate adaptation in a working conference. \u00a0What are the curent complexities in adapting our living environment to extremes in heat, drought and rainfall? These adaptations are often complex, multi stakeholder and multidisciplinary. How do we manage these effectively, including aspects such as finance?
\r\nThe conference resulted in clear calls \u00a0for action for various players in the decision chain, from national platforms to finance institutions, and are rolled out with support of the Dutch Ministery of \u00a0Infrastructure and the Environment.
", "p_title": "Climate Adaptation Governance and financing", "released_at": "2015-11-15T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Workshops & Workdocuments", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/gr_02_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/484-van-het-zuiverste-water", "pk": 484, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Van het Zuiverste Water (translates in 'From the Purest Water') was a stakeholder trajectory led by Stadsstromen to help the Municipality of Almere futureproof their water management approach. Except was asked to assist during several meetings with expertise in illustration, design and stakeholder engagement.
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", "p_title": "Van het Zuiverste Water", "released_at": "2016-03-07T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Interactive Story Telling Tools Promote Stakeholder Engagement", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IKEA_projectpage_1-3a_1_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/494-ikea-catalogue-story-of-print", "pk": 494, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "IKEA Media Production engaged Except to showcase the sustainability achievements and ambitions of its 200-million-copy catalogue. Together we created a storytelling infographic for the IKEA customer-facing staff, and a data-packed dashboard for internal stakeholders such as store co-workers, catalogue responsibles, PR, social media, communication, sustainability and marketing managers and teams. The tools have been introduced to thousands of employees, permeating learning and awareness.
", "p_title": "IKEA Catalogue Story of Print", "released_at": "2017-05-08T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "National center for sustainable entrepreneurship", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/UCO_outside_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/496-utrecht-community-uco", "pk": 496, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Utrecht Community (UCo) is a national center for sustainable entrepreneurship in the city of Utrecht. UCo \u00a0brings together 180 pioneering sustainable entrepreneurs and SMBs, and facilitates them \u00a0in an exemplary sustainable and inspiring building. UCo is a place to develop, discover, and accelerate together, 5 minutes biking from central station. Except developed UCo independently, and opened its doors in 2017.\u00a0
", "p_title": "Utrecht Community (UCo)", "released_at": "2017-06-29T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Jump-starting the LC Packaging sustainability journey", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IMG_6007_timeline_image.JPG", "url": "/en/projects/606-no-time-to-waste-2018", "pk": 606, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "LC Packaging serves customers across the globe with packaging products to protect, preserve and transport goods. Except was requested to assess its baseline sustainability performance.
\r\nAt product level we examined reusing Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs) and found a significant CO2 emission reduction potential. At corporate level we investigated energy and water use, waste generation and CO2 emission. See below for our main findings.
\r\nFor the Beije family we developed a high performance energy and water neutral villa renovation concept. It sits at the edge of the forest in Elst, part of the Veluwe national park area. The 400m2 villa is mostly reconstructed by the hands of the family themselves, utilizing natural and local materials, among which a straw roof. The villa's design makes optimal use of the existing structure and surroundings. It results in a sleek and subtle, comfortable and high-performance modern living experience in a superb setting, and a future-proof long term investment for the family.
", "p_title": "Elst forest villa renovation", "released_at": "2016-03-29T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Data-ecosystem concept for the Marine Stewardship Council", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/MSC_datahub_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/527-msc-datahub", "pk": 527, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We worked with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on a new data management program to allow them to grow to thousands of sustainable fisheries around the world, sustainably.
\r\nThe MSC is a growing organization in an increasingly data-driven world, seeking to improve, expand and streamlining its data-facilities to handle the growth of their certification program. Together we developed a vision and concept using systemic analysis, a co-creation session on-site with 13 MSc employees and 6 partners and stakeholders. The concept demonstrates an innovative data hub as precondition for growth and healthy future operations.
", "p_title": "MSC Datahub", "released_at": "2016-05-01T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Intuitive Dashboards Enable Sustainable Decision Making", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IKEA_t6_01_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/533-ikea-catalogue-supply-chain-dashboards", "pk": 533, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The IKEA catalogue with more than 200 million copies is the largest annual print run in the world. IKEA Media Production has worked diligently to improve the catalogue\u2019s sustainability performance. To find new ways to boost its performance, IKEA Media Production engaged Except. Together we applied a new systems-thinking approach and found powerful ways to raise performance.
\r\nWith implementation partners Trade Extensions and Deloitte we created new visual big data tools in less than a year. Together we realized a sustainability-driven learning supply chain that is now helping transform the biggest paper and print suppliers worldwide.
", "p_title": "IKEA Catalogue Supply Chain Dashboards", "released_at": "2017-05-08T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "The future of the Utrecht urban ring road", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/SnelwegxStad_lowres_met-cover_-voor-website-48_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/601-highway-x-city", "pk": 601, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Early 2017, the sociaty of Dutch architects BNA published its design study 'Highway x City'. This study investigates the spatial consequences of replacing traditional cars with electric and self-driving ones. Except contributed in the Utrecht A27/A28-team Science Park, by creating a connected, dynamic and diverse environment. Download the book below.
", "p_title": "Highway x City", "released_at": "2017-10-03T16:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Framework for Park Management and Nature Conservation", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Bestand_000_timeline_image.jpeg", "url": "/en/projects/554-visie-nationaal-park-de-oostvaardersplas", "pk": 554, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "For Staatsbosbeheer \u00a0(the Dutch nature management agency), Flevoland Province, and the municipalities of Almere and Lelystad, we developed a vision document for the future development of Oostvaardersplassen National Park in the Netherlands. The document offers a vision, mission, performance goals, and principles for a national park that will be internationally acclaimed by 2030 for its ecological sustainability, societal value, and economic resilience. A accompanying Inspiration Booklet introduces interesting practices from around the world to offer inspiration and specific \u00a0ideas for actions to realize the formulated perfromance goals.
", "p_title": "Vision National Park Oostvaardersplassen ", "released_at": "2016-08-31T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Self sustaining tourism community in Estonia", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Arkna_Booklets_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/555-arkna-eco-park-masterplan", "pk": 555, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "In Rakvere, Estonia, we developed the masterplan for the 671 Ha self-reliant Arkna Eco-Park. The park is built on a historical site tracing back to 1527, and becomes a primary tourist destination in the country, including a Polydome sustainable agriculture system. \u00a0
\r\nWe worked with \u00a0Arkna Eco-Park to build a complete masterplan template for years to come, including its marketing strategy, identity, logos and brochures, closed loop metabolism, food system, event program, and design guidelines.
", "p_title": "Arkna Eco-Park Masterplan", "released_at": "2016-07-27T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Boosting sustainability and health of Amsterdam Airport CBD", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Groene_Wig__WTC_80_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/556-schiphol-catalyst-office-innovation", "pk": 556, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "We\u2019re working with Schiphol Real Estate and more than 70 stakeholders and experts on boosting sustainability and performance of the Schiphol Central Business District with the concept of a Catalytic multi-tennant office design.
\r\nThe project realizes an integrated sustainable and self sufficient area, that is a healthy and inspiring place to work, with a footprint of over 20.000 m2 in an unprecedented sustainable and future proof building.
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", "p_title": "Schiphol Catalyst Office Innovation", "released_at": "2016-07-27T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Changing the world's print industry", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/ikeacatalogue_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/558-een-betere-ikea-catalogus", "pk": 558, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "For Inter-IKEA we boosted the sustainability performance of IKEA's catalogue by optimizing the entire supply chain with one small but smart big data tool. The tool includes data dashboards for purchasers, suppliers and retailers, affecting the entire life cycle of the catalogue.
\r\nThe big-data supply chain tools resulted in massive sustainability gains in energy, waste, water and more, right from the first year, and increasing each year after. Because of the catalogue print volume, this project positively affects the world's entire print industry. Its yearly improvements now ripple out beyond to adjacent industries.
\r\nRead the project case study below on the project's process, strategy, innovation products, and further improvement processes.
", "p_title": "A Better IKEA Catalogue", "released_at": "2017-08-18T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "How to bring Natural Capital into the boardroom?", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/a_timeline_image.jpe", "url": "/en/projects/579-natural-capital-is-business", "pk": 579, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "
Natural Capital plays a title role in our economy. To help you clarify the relationship between your economic activities and Natural Capital, Except and NXTE developed the Natural Capital Quick Scan. The scan delivers instant insight and suggests dozens of ways to mitigate risks and pick up on opportunities.
Together with partners\u00a0 Groningen province, the municipality of De Marne, Staatsbosbeheer and Seal Center Pieterburen, Except developed the concept for the World Heritage Center for the Wadden Sea in Lauwersoog. The concept has the ambition to bring 250.000 new visitors to the region, that will experience and become aware of the intrinsic value of the Wadden Sea and the Lauwersmeer.
\r\nThe center boosts the local economy by generating more visitors and income for the region. It is an international example of sustainability, and its achievements add to its global fame. Following our concept, in 2018 the center was financed with \u20ac 29 million and an architectural design was made by Dorte Mandrup.\u00a0
", "p_title": "Waddenworld UNESCO Experience Center", "released_at": "2018-01-09T13:09:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Full spectrum sustainability strategy for urban infrastructure", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/workshop6_timeline_image.JPG", "url": "/en/projects/623-duurzame-ontwikkeling-catharijnesingel-u", "pk": 623, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "In collaboration with KWS-Infra and tender office GAIM, Except organized\u00a0 an innovation session\u00a0 for a sustainable approach to the demolition of a part of the Catharijnesingel in the center of Utrecht. The approach reponds to the sustainability goals set by the municipality of Utrecht.
", "p_title": "Sustainable development Catharijnesingel Utrecht", "released_at": "2018-04-10T10:46:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Masterplan for a self sustaining neighborhood", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/ReGen_Villages_AI_000_v03_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/636-regen-villages-oosterwold", "pk": 636, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "For ReGen Villages, we developed a globally unique masterplan for a self-sustaining housing neighborhood of 203 houses in the Netherlands. Designed on a 25 hectare site in an area called Oosterwold, just 20 minutes from Amsterdam, it exemplifies affordable, regenerative, and self sustaining living.\u00a0
", "p_title": "ReGen Villages Oosterwold ", "released_at": "2018-07-30T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Sustainable food production in arid regions", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/SF_roadinbetween_v001_edit_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/641-serenity-farms", "pk": 641, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Serenity Farms is a concept for a sustainable 110ha greenhouse facility for profitable food production in arid climates. The first site is to be located on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, under the vision of the Reza Investment Company. It will be the largest sustainable greenhouse operation in the world. The only water it uses is salt water sourced from the red sea, and is powered entirely by the sun. The core of Serenity Farms is a high tech food production solution that provides fresh fruits and vegetables for 170.000 people.\u00a0\u00a0
\r\n", "p_title": "Serenity Farms", "released_at": "2019-10-16T11:42:12" }, { "p_subtitle": "Medieval castle Sterkenburg innovates a new future", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IMG_9713_timeline_image.JPG", "url": "/en/projects/682-the-future-of-sterkenburg", "pk": 682, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Historic sites struggle to find business models that protect and optimize their cultural heritage in a rapidly changing world. The owners of the medieval castle of Sterkenburg in Driebergen decided to take up this challenge, looking for new ways to reignite its economic and social value. They engaged a multidisciplinary group of sustainability experts from Except Integrated Sustainability, who developed a special program to help historic sites unearth their opportunities. The resulting roadmap delivers concrete, immediate cost savings in the short term, and new ways for the castle to play a role in both today\u2019s, and tomorrow\u2019s society.
", "p_title": "The Future of Sterkenburg ", "released_at": "2019-04-15T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Bridging the knowledge gap in the field of Blue Green Infrastructures", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/dan-roizer-46904-unsplash_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/709-roadmap-to-the-bgi-manual", "pk": 709, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Blue Green Infrastructures (BGI) increase the resilience of urban and rural landscapes, integrating their core functions with natural features and processes. Hurdles exist in the process of translating BGI-related knowledge and data from science to practice, and a tool that facilitates this transfer is still missing. We conducted a research in collaboration with a team of partner organizations (JNCC, IFLA Europe, BiodivERsA, and NRW), to pinpoint key preliminary knowledge to design such a tool, and collected our key findings in a report downloadable on this page.
", "p_title": "Roadmap to the BGI Manual", "released_at": "2019-10-22T11:44:25" }, { "p_subtitle": "Establishing a wood-based construction industry", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/EWP_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/729-system-transition-wood-construction-nl", "pk": 729, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project realizes a shift in the construction sector towards significant usage\u00a0 of wood as a construction material. By applying a systemic whole supply chain transition approach, it hopes to achieve a 30% increase in the use of wood in housing and office buildings in the Netherlands. It mobilizes 50-100\u00a0 partners, from governments, companies, asdvisories, and NGO's, to achieve a carbon saving of\u00a0 5% or more of the total national carbon footprint per year.
", "p_title": "System Transition Wood Construction NL", "released_at": "2020-08-03T09:52:08" }, { "p_subtitle": "80 farm challenge", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Herenboeren_Submission_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/730-herenboeren-internationaal", "pk": 730, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Herenboeren farms (Gentry Farmers) are a revolutionary model for community owned and managed sustainable farms, developed in the Netherlands. The farms close resource loops and use circularity and agroforestry principles to establish long term, community owned and operated, sustainable farms. This project aims to scale up the Herenboeren farms from its eight existing farms to 80 in various European countries, and through this provide a massive boost to agroforestry practices in Europe.\u00a0 Except is working with Herenboeren to engage this internationalization program.
", "p_title": "Herenboeren International", "released_at": "2020-07-06T10:06:16" }, { "p_subtitle": "Traveling festivals regenerate nature and communities", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/Regen_Festival_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/731-regen-festivals", "pk": 731, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Around the world energetic and capable young people are done with talking and want to do something to support the overall health of this planet. The regeneration festival provides visitors with an alternative to the increasing growth of hands-on festivals, offering learning, active regeneration, music, culture, relaxation, and a chance to nourish the earth, the community, and themselves. For the planet and disadvantaged communities the regeneration festival provides a consistent format and business model to finance and operate nature and community regeneration.
", "p_title": "Regen Festivals", "released_at": "2019-11-25T10:14:44" }, { "p_subtitle": "Creating sustainable food in the Egyptian Desert", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/isai_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/732-egyptian-sustainable-agriculture-initiat", "pk": 732, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "The Integrated Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Egypt (ISAI Egypt) has been started as a response to the pressing need for both ecosystem restoration and regeneration, as well as the need for sustainable food production in arid and semi-arid regions. It is initially aimed at the context of Egypt, in collaboration with the government\u2019s ambition to realize 100.000 feddan (42.000 ha) of sustainable agriculture.
\r\nThe project is an initiative of a joint venture between Foresight for Development and Innovation (Egypt) and Except Integrated Sustainability (Netherlands), supported by the Ministry of Environment, Arab Republic of Egypt, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt.
", "p_title": "Egyptian Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (ISAI)", "released_at": "2020-02-17T10:25:52" }, { "p_subtitle": "Using Systems Thinking For More Impactful Grantmaking", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/IKEA_FDN_farmer_kenya_map_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/749-ikea-foundation-agricultural-livelihoods", "pk": 749, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Over the course of two co-creations sessions in June and July 2020, the IKEA Foundation Agricultural Livelihoods Team worked with us to identify focused and impactful granting areas through systems thinking. The mapping tools and strategy framework we developed together can support the team with tangible, flexible steps to channel the complexity of agricultural livelihoods into clear, decisive action and impact.
", "p_title": "IKEA Foundation Agricultural Livelihoods Systemic Strategy", "released_at": "2020-11-16T09:39:29" }, { "p_subtitle": "Keep the Arctic in the Arctics", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/emma_francis_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/787-refreeze", "pk": 787, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "This project aims to reduce the temperatures in the Arctics to prevent massive climate disaster worldwide. It organizes the consortium, action plan, research, technology, finance, and legal framework to\u00a0 move towards global climate mitigation using autonomous cloud whitening vessels\u00a0 using salt water vapour.\u00a0
", "p_title": "Refreeze", "released_at": "2021-03-24T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Parking lot transformation in the city center of Roosendaal", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/19-R007_De_Ster_VO_schets_oost__timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/789-climate-adaptive-urban-garden", "pk": 789, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "Together with the municipality of Roosendaal we worked on a design for a climate-adaptive garden in the center of the city, \"Stadstuin van Hasselt\". The garden is designed for outdoor education and culture regarding the themes of Water & Climate, Culture & History, and Nature & City Ecology. In the center of the garden lies the Beekdal, which acts as the backbone of the park. This waterway is the lowest point in its direct surroundings and serves as a water reservoir in the case of heavy precipitation. This way it reduces the pressure on the adjacent sewage systems.
", "p_title": "Climate-Adaptive Urban Garden ", "released_at": "2021-02-04T00:00:00" }, { "p_subtitle": "Reimagining a monumental prison complex", "contact": "http://media.except.nl/media/cache/uploaded_images/asset_image/wolvenplein_vis_2_timeline_image.jpg", "url": "/en/projects/790-loup-square-of-spaces", "pk": 790, "model": "main.asset", "p_short_description": "For the tender for the former prison complex at the Wolvenplein in Utrecht, we worked together with Fakton, Groosman Architecten, OKRA, and ABC Vastgoed on a vision for the redevelopment of this unique building. Loup (French for Wolf) creates a bazaar of spaces for living, working, and relaxation, situated along the historical canal of Utrecht. These spaces house a community for short stay, creativity, knowledge, reflection, culture, and relaxation; a new Experience Hub for Utrecht.
", "p_title": "Loup - Square of Spaces", "released_at": "2021-03-01T00:00:00" } ]